Josip Šutalo

2026 World Cup squad profile

Team: Croatia
Position: DF
Squad role: Projected starter
Position rank: #2
Intl caps: 31
Intl goals: 0
Intl assists: 0
: 0.85(model rating, 0–1)
: 0.6%

See Josip Šutalo on the full Croatia scoring list →

Major tournament stats

Tournament	MP	Min	xG	Sh	PrgP	PrgC	Tkl	Int
Euro 2024	3	292	0.3	1	32	22	2	12
World Cup 2022	1	96	0.0	0	18	7	0	0
All tournaments	4	388	0.3	1	50	29	2	12

Event data from StatsBomb open data, covering the World Cup, Euro, Copa América and AFCON finals. Small per-tournament samples. Totals shown, not per-90 rates.

▸How to read this table— 11 columns explained

MP: Matches played in the tournament.
Min: Total minutes on the pitch.
G: Goals scored (penalties in normal play included; shootouts excluded).
A: Assists: passes that directly led to a goal.
xG: Expected goals: summed per-shot quality (StatsBomb's model).
Sh: Shots taken.
KP: Key passes: passes that led to a shot.
PrgP: Progressive passes: completed passes moving the ball ≥10m toward goal.
PrgC: Progressive carries: carries advancing ≥5m toward goal.
Tkl: Tackles won.
Int: Interceptions.

Tournament scouting radar

Defending

Tackles won / 90

0.46

Interceptions / 90

2.78

Ball recoveries / 90

2.32

Blocks / 90

2.55

Clearances / 90

3.25

Pressures / 90

7.89

Passing & progression

Prog. passes / 90

11.60

Key passes / 90

0.00

Prog. carries / 90

6.73

Pass completion %

94.7%

Possession

Carries / 90

52.19

Dribbles / 90

0.70

Per-90 rates from major-tournament event data (StatsBomb), ranked vs 128 defenders with ≥270 minutes in the same finals. Higher = better.

International profile

Josip Šutalo has 31 caps and 0 international goals for Croatia, a DF projected to start. Big-5 European league career stats aren't available for this player, but the model still rates their 2026 outlook.

Scoring outlook: Croatia →Croatia squad & model →